Karnataka's government is addressing the reckless disposal of plastic water bottles by mandating that vendors buy back used ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

The study revealed that, on average, there were between three to ten microbeads per liter. Different types of plastic were ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

“There’s recent studies that have shown plastics have really adverse effects on plant health and plant growth,” Berger said. ...

A retrieval operation is underway after plastic pellets, likely spilt in a crash between a cargo ship and a tanker off the ...

A 2024 study found that boiling water can quickly and effectively rid home drinking supplies of microplastics. Researchers found that boiling and filtering tap water could reduce the presence of ...

Plastic waste is the most common litter found in North Carolina streams, according to a recent report by the N.C.

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...